> I found that I always got the same fortune quote after reboot, over and over
> again. It means that /dev/random produce exact the same values after reboot.
> It means that machine timer or keyboard not used for enthropy gathering.
> Using keyboard alone not helps for automatic tasks because it can be even not
> present, so machine timer must be used at least after reboot stage i.e. in
> randomdev init procedure. Otherwise first random values are very predictable
> and subject for attack.
The problem is that the randomdev stuff should be a delete option, ie. it
should be built as part of the kernel unless EXPLICITLY excluded, not the
wrong way around as it is at the moment.
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